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Or at least the beginning of the end.
Always wondered why the military didn't have a number of them....
There is the E4-B, which is the militarized version.
It was the first airplane I saw up close. I think I was 4, almost 5.
I still remember being in awe. Might actually be one of my oldest memories...
I remember reading Arthur Hailey's "Airplane" and his discussion of the introduction of the 747 and what it would mean for air travel.
@jon-nyc said in The end of an era:
Not but four of those. Seems like it would make a great aircraft for rapid deployment of personnel.
Loved sitting in the upper deck. That was my preferred seats. Felt like I was on my own (semi) private plane.